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'''Giraffes''' were [[Earth]] [[wiktionary:ruminant|ruminant]]s.
'''Giraffes''' were [[Earth]] [[wiktionary:ruminant|ruminant]]s.


== History ==
==History==
In about [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] learned that [[Roman]] authorities kept giraffes as a part of a [[zoo|menagerie]] that included [[leopard]]s, [[elephant]]s and a wide range of other, chiefly [[Africa]]n, animals. Some of the beasts were kept for hunting, and others were used to face off against prisoners in local arenas. The Doctor was incensed by the practice, because he knew it would lead to the [[extinction]] of several of the species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'')


During [[World War II]] a giraffe toy was kept in [[Digby Arwell]]'s country estate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'')
=== 2nd century ===
In about [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] learned that [[Roman]] authorities kept giraffes as a part of a [[zoo|menagerie]] that included [[leopard]]s, [[elephant]]s and a wide range of other, chiefly [[Africa]]n, animals. Some of the beasts were kept for hunting, and others were used to face off against prisoners in local arenas. The Doctor was incensed by the practice, because he knew it would lead to the [[extinction]] of several of the species. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone Rose (novel)}})


A stuffed giraffe was one of the many items [[Julius Silverstein]] had in his private [[museum]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
=== 20th century ===
During [[World War II]] a giraffe toy was kept in [[Digby Arwell]]'s country estate. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}})


[[Martha Jones]] remembered seeing giraffes in the [[zoo]] which she visited as a child. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'')
A stuffed giraffe was one of the many items [[Julius Silverstein]] had in his private [[museum]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)}})


Prior to [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] spoke with [[giraffe (Have You Seen This Man?)|a giraffe]] at [[Chester Zoo]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
[[Martha Jones]] remembered seeing giraffes in the [[zoo]] which she visited as a child. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}})


In [[November]] [[2016]], [[Tanya Adeola]] referred to [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] as a "big [[Poland|Polish]] giraffe". ([[TV]]: ''[[Detained (TV story)|Detained]]'')
=== 21st century ===
Prior to [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] spoke with [[giraffe (Have You Seen This Man?)|a giraffe]] at [[Chester Zoo]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


=== Undated events ===
Giraffes were seemingly a feature of the [[Natural History Museum, Paris|Natural History Museum]] in [[Paris]]. ([[GRAPHIC]]: {{cs|Paris (illustration)}})
[[K9 Mark I|K9]] once encountered one on a [[planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|planet]] in another [[dimension]], partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)|K9 and the Missing Planet]]'')


=== References ===
In [[November]] [[2016]], [[Tanya Adeola]] referred to [[Matteusz Andrzejewski]] as a "big [[Poland|Polish]] giraffe". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Detained (TV story)}})
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] invented a dance called the ''[[drunk giraffe]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
 
===Undated events===
[[K9 Mark I|K9]] once encountered one on a [[planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|planet]] in another [[dimension]], partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)}})
 
===References===
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] invented a dance called the ''[[drunk giraffe]]''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}})


[[Category:Creatures from the real world]]
[[Category:Creatures from the real world]]
[[Category:Ruminants]]
[[Category:Ruminants]]

Revision as of 14:18, 16 October 2023

Giraffe

Giraffes were Earth ruminants.

History

2nd century

In about 120 AD, the Tenth Doctor learned that Roman authorities kept giraffes as a part of a menagerie that included leopards, elephants and a wide range of other, chiefly African, animals. Some of the beasts were kept for hunting, and others were used to face off against prisoners in local arenas. The Doctor was incensed by the practice, because he knew it would lead to the extinction of several of the species. (PROSE: The Stone Rose [+]Loading...["The Stone Rose (novel)"])

20th century

During World War II a giraffe toy was kept in Digby Arwell's country estate. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"])

A stuffed giraffe was one of the many items Julius Silverstein had in his private museum. (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"])

Martha Jones remembered seeing giraffes in the zoo which she visited as a child. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])

21st century

Prior to 2005, the Ninth Doctor spoke with a giraffe at Chester Zoo. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

Giraffes were seemingly a feature of the Natural History Museum in Paris. (GRAPHIC: Paris [+]Loading...["Paris (illustration)"])

In November 2016, Tanya Adeola referred to Matteusz Andrzejewski as a "big Polish giraffe". (TV: Detained [+]Loading...["Detained (TV story)"])

Undated events

K9 once encountered one on a planet in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-Tellac miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of evolutionary history. (PROSE: K9 and the Missing Planet [+]Loading...["K9 and the Missing Planet (novel)"])

References

The Eleventh Doctor invented a dance called the drunk giraffe. (TV: The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"], The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"])